Molendy [mɔˈlɛndɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Garbatka-Letnisko, within Kozienice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1]

It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Garbatka-Letnisko, 9 km (6 mi) south of Kozienice, and 89 km (55 mi) south-east of Warsaw.

Molendy
Village
Molendy
Coordinates: 51°30′38″N 21°36′17″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovian
Powiat	Kozienice
Gmina	Garbatka-Letnisko
Sołectwo	Molendy
Established	18th century
Government
• Wójt	Tadeusz Molenda
Population  (2003)	225
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	26-930
Phone area code(s) (within Poland)	48 xxx xx xx
Car plate(s)	WKZ

History

Village was founded at the end of the 18th century with a combination of rural Krępce and Wola Józefowska.

On April 7, 1944 BCH and AK troops under the command of "Thomas" and "Gryf, in a village surrounded by prevailing German forces, began fierce battle to exit the lap. It was the biggest partisan battle in the whole circumference in Kozienice County during World War II. On July 22, 1944 the Nazis murdered 10 men in the village.

References

External links

• Polish: Official website of Gmina Garbatka-Letnisko
• Polish: Public Information Bulletin for Gmina Garbatka-Letnisko
• Polish: Sołectwo in Gmina Garbatka-Letnisko

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